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Lane Evans | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 17th district | |
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2007 | |
Preceded by | George M. O'Brien |
Succeeded by | Phil Hare |
Personal details | |
Born | Lane Allen Evans August 4, 1951 Rock Island, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | November 5, 2014 East Moline, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 63)
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Rock Island, Illinois |
Alma mater | Augustana College, Georgetown University |
Occupation | Attorney |
Lane Allen Evans[1] (August 4, 1951 – November 5, 2014) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007, representing the 17th District of Illinois. Evans announced that he would not seek reelection in November 2006 and retired at the end of the 109th Congress, due to the increasingly debilitating effects of Parkinson's disease.